Counter stiffener for shoes



Feb. 20, 1923. 1,446,034- c. D. CONION GOUNTERSTIFFENER FOR SHOES:

Fiied Mar. 25

same.

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I Application filed March 25 To all whom/it may concern." y Be it known that I, CoNsTANTiNn D. CoNIoN, a citizen of the United States, re-

sidin at N ewbur' ort in the count 7 of Es .e .YP

sex, State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Counter stiffener-s for Shoesg'and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear,

and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains' t make and usethe This invention relates to new and useful improvements in shoe parts and particularly One object of the invention is to provide a counter stiffener having the sides, bottom,

and forwardly extending shank,all' er which parts are formed from a single piece of paper-board, leather-board, leather, or any other suitable stifi' material. Another objectis to provide a device of this character which has a shank, for ex tending longitudinally of the arch of the shoe, and to which an additional shank tongue is adapted to be secured. A further object is to provide a device of this character which is simple in construction, and which can be manufactured at a very low cost.

Another object of the invention is to pro-- vide a counter stiffener blank wherein the insole portion is integrally formed therewith.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent from the following description when taken in connection with the accompanying drawing.

In the drawing: Figure l is a perspective view of a coun ter stiffener made in accordance with the invention and in position to be applied to a shoe. i

Figure 2 is a vertical transverse sectional view through the device on the line 2-2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a plan view. of the blank from .which the counter stiffener is formed.

Figure 4 is a perspective view of another.

form of blank wherein one of the enlargements is longitudinally split, or skived, to form upper and lower layers.

Figure 5 is a vertical section on the line 5-5 of Figure 2.

Referring particularly to the accompanying drawing, and especiallyto Figures walls' ll,

being, straight, as

the body,

, i922. "Serial it). 545,709,

which includesfthe bottoni'or v for the heel, 'the upwardly. extending side i and 2, there is shown theco'untei' stiffener "sole portion 10, H

with the rear .upstanding v jbight fiO porti n 512, and" the l: forwardly [extending shank 13, of the sole portion,

. All of these parts are formed'f diate portion ofthe longer side of the body shown at 18. atthe last namedflonger'side, is cut longitudinally tions ofthe curved ends of the enlargements 16." On the other end of each enlargementv rom a single piece ofmaterial, as clearlyseen in Figi'i're 8 c I comprises a body i which, is-longitudilongitudinally eXs' The body, i

on curved lines 19, ascontinua- 1 1.6 there is formed a tongue 20, which extends beyond'the endlof the body, the en largeinents and tongues being of the same size and shape.

To form the blank into the shape shown in Figures 1 and 2,"the ends of the body 14 are drawntoward each other so that the intermediate portion ofthe body is bent or curved, and the said ends lie in ,approxi mately parallel relation to each other. i The enlargements are then bent on the line of the adjacent'edge of the body so tl1at&they overlap each other between the end portions of i to form the bottom or sole portion 10, of the stiffener, as'j-seen in Figures 1' and 2. The tongues 20, will, of course, lie in overlapping relatiomand these tongues may be securedtogether by means oi glue or cement, or may be nailed or tacked together.

The portion of the side of the body, in-

termediate the, inner ends of the enlargements, is bent to underlie tlievinnerend of the enlargement which. islowei'niost, when the counter-has beenmolded, as shown at,

18, in Figure 5. In general practice when forming these counter stifieners the material is soaked in is placed in a mold or between femaleand I secured to the upper face of the overlapped end of the 1' I Witt-613 01 other liquid, and then the blank of the enlargements 16, between the side walls of the stiffener.

ln the form shown in Figure l, the enlargements 16 are longitudinally split or skived, so that there are formed an upper layer 22 and a lower layer 23, tie former serving as an insole for the heel, by reason of the tact that the shoe lining will be stretched across the upper face of the lower layer.

There is thus provided. a simple and cheap form of counter stifi'ener, which is strong and durable, and which is easy to make, by reason of the fact that the parts are formed from a single piece of material.

What is claimed is 1-- 1. A pressed counter stiffener formed from a single piece of material and comprising a pair of side walls and a connecting bight wall, a sole portion formed from two overlapping portions oi' the lower edges of the side walls, and a heel closing tab on the bottom of the bight Wall extending beneath the said sole portions.

2. A counter single piece of material and comprising a body having a pair of enlargements formed on one of the longer sides thereof with their inner ends spaced opposite the intermediate portion of the adjacent side of the body, the body being cut inwardly and longitudinally from the inner ends of the Gi'lltllQQlTIQlllIS to form a heel closing tab one of the enlargements being longitudinally skived throughout the greater portion of its length.

In te. tiinony whereot, I atlir; my signature, in the presence of two witnesses.

CONSTANTINE l). OONl ON.

fl itnesses HELEN l CURRIER, ROBERT E. BURKE.

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